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Daily Mail
3 days ago
- Daily Mail
International manhunt launched for paedophile, 23, who fled the UK during his trial
Police have launched an international manhunt for a paedophile from Bury who fled the country during his trial. Hassan Mahmood was found guilty of four counts of child sexual offences following a four-day trial, but the 23-year-old fled the UK on the second day in court, with the trial continuing in his absence. He is a wanted man and is being actively sought by Greater Manchester Police, who warned: 'We don't know where Mahmood is, but we are determined to find him no matter where he thinks he can hide.' At Manchester Crown Court, Mahmood of Gigg Lane, Bury, was guilty on four counts of child sexual offences. The charges included namely engaging in penetrative sexual activity with girl under 13; causing a child under 13 to watch/look at an image of sexual activity; engaging in sexual activity in presence of a child under 13 and engaging in sexual communication with a child. Anyone with information about Mahmood's whereabouts should contact the police or Crimestoppers anonymously as efforts to trace him continue. Detective Constable, Shaheen Saleh, from GMP's Child Criminal Exploitation Team, said: 'Hassan Mahmood committed this abhorrent crime and has now been found guilty. He has cowardly thought he can evade justice by fleeing the country. 'Mahmood is only prolonging the inevitable outcome, and we will do all we can to make sure he faces the full consequences of his actions. 'We are unwavering in our commitment to protecting children and are offering our full support to the victim and their family during this time. 'Anyone with information should contact the police either online or via 101. You can anonymously contact Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.'
Metro
3 days ago
- Metro
Global hunt for paedophile who fled Bury trial after sexually assaulting young g
An international manhunt has been launched for a 'cowardly' pedophile who fled the UK in the middle of his trial. Hassan Mahmood, 23, was found guilty of sexually assaulting a young girl but escaped the country on the second day in court. Greater Manchester Police do not know where the criminal, from Bury, is but have said they are 'determined to find him'. Mahmood's trial continued in his absence and he was convicted of four child sexual offences at Manchester Crown Court. These were engaging in penetrative sexual activity with girl under 13; causing a child under 13 to watch/look at an image of sexual activity; engaging in sexual activity in presence of a child under 13 and engaging in sexual communication with a child. Officers have asked anyone with information about the pedophile's whereabouts to contact the police or Crimestoppers. More Trending Detective Constable, Shaheen Saleh, from GMP's Child Criminal Exploitation Team, said: 'Hassan Mahmood committed this abhorrent crime and has now been found guilty. He has cowardly thought he can evade justice by fleeing the country. 'Mahmood is only prolonging the inevitable outcome, and we will do all we can to make sure he faces the full consequences of his actions. 'We are unwavering in our commitment to protecting children and are offering our full support to the victim and their family during this time.' Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at webnews@ For more stories like this, check our news page. MORE: British tourist collapsed on a beach after being 'spiked and robbed' in Rio MORE: US hitwoman Aimee Betro who dressed in niqab for botched assassination guilty of murder plot MORE: Man and woman arrested after one-year-old girl dies after suffering 'serious injuries'
BBC News
4 days ago
- BBC News
Bury paedophile wanted after fleeing UK during trial
A paedophile is wanted by police after fleeing the country on the second day of his trial accused of sexually assaulting a Mahmood was on trial at Manchester Crown Court charged with attacking a girl under the age of 13 when he fled on 16 Manchester Police have launched a search to find the 23-year-old, from Bury, with officers "determined to find him".The trial was completed in his absence and Mahmood was found guilty of several offences relating to the girl and sentenced to five-and-a-half years in jail. Det Con Shaheen Saleh said his offending was "abhorrent" and he had "cowardly thought he can evade justice by fleeing the country"."He is only prolonging the inevitable outcome, and we will do all we can to make sure he faces the full consequences of his actions," he continued."We are unwavering in our commitment to protecting children and are offering our full support to the victim and their family during this time."Mahmood had been released on court bail at the time and was not in police with information has been urged to contact police. Listen to the best of BBC Radio Manchester on Sounds and follow BBC Manchester on Facebook, X, and Instagram. You can also send story ideas via Whatsapp to 0808 100 2230.
Yahoo
6 days ago
- Yahoo
Face of shameless sex offender who fled to Pakistan rather than facing justice
This is the mugshot of a shameless convicted child sex offender who fled the country rather than face justice. A warrant for the arrest of Hassan Mahmood, 23, was issued by a judge earlier this week. Mahmood is now believed to be in Pakistan after flying out of the UK from Manchester Airport and has been handed a hefty jail term in his absence. Greater Manchester Police have now released the mugshot of Mahmood, with an appeal to track him down. Manchester Crown Court was told on Thursday (August 7), that Mahmood 'fled' on the second day of his trial, with police investigations going on to reveal he flew from Manchester Airport to Doha, Qatar. Sign up to the MEN Court newsletter here He denied the charges he faced, but was subsequently convicted by a jury last month of sexual activity with a child, causing a child to watch sexual activity, engaging in sexual activity in the presence of a child and sexual communication with a child. The victim was a girl aged 13 at the time - and the court heard she told Mahmood how old she was. Mahmood, formerly of Gigg Lane in Bury, has now been sentenced to five-and-a-half years behind bars - despite him not being present in court. Judge John Potter, sentencing, said 'it may well be that there will be other proceedings' against him for 'making himself absent'. Judge Potter said there was 'no current knowledge' of his exact whereabouts' or 'when he might return', but the warrant would remain in force. Brian Williams, prosecuting, said the complainant, a girl, was 13 years-old at the time. The court heard Mahmood 'started a relationship' with the girl, who cannot be named for legal reasons, over the internet in January, 2022. "At that time, you knew she was 13 and still a child," Judge Potter said, addressing Mahmood as though he was present in court. "You were 20 years of age. You knew she was a child because she told you on a chat." The court heard Mahmood 'sexually exploited' the girl for his own 'sexual gratification'. Messages were exchanged on Snapchat that became 'sexualised' from February 2022, the prosecutor said. Mahmood sent her 'graphic images and language' as well as sexually explicit videos of himself. The court heard there were also FaceTime chats between them. In one, Mahmood positioned his camera so she could see him carrying out a sex act. Judge Potter, in his sentencing remarks, said they met in person three times. During one meeting in a park in Openshaw, Manchester, he said Mahmood persuaded the girl to perform a sex act on him. They also 'kissed and hugged' on other occasions in Mahmood's father's car, the court heard. Mahmood himself became 'obsessed' with her, the court heard, and told her that he loved her. But in May 2022, the girl's mum found the Snapchat messages and alerted police. The court heard that after his arrest, Mahmood, who had no previous convictions, sent the girl a 'vile, disgusting, abusive and demeaning' letter in which he told her to kill herself because of her 'snitching'. "She was not intimidated by it," said Judge Potter. The letter, the court heard, was designed to intimidate her. Join our Court and Crime WhatsApp group HERE He said Mahmood sexually abused the girl instead of respecting her and 'exploited her willingness' to communicate with him to abuse her. Gwen Henshaw, defending, said there was a background of mental health difficulties. The court heard that when Mahmood was arrested, he made no comment to police and was subsequently released on bail pending further investigation until he was subsequently charged and appeared at Manchester Crown Court for trial, where he was convicted. Judge Potter said there were no objections to Mahmood being sentenced in his absence. "It may well be that there will be other proceedings against you over making yourself absent from the proceedings," he told Mahmood. "On the second day of the trial you fled the jurisdiction by flying from Manchester to Doha and you have not returned. I am told that you are currently in Pakistan."
